Destiny 2: How Do Glaives Work?

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The Glaive is Destiny 2's newest weapon type. Introduced in the Witch Queen expansion, the Glaive serves as a Special melee weapon that can also kill targets from range. It packs a punch, can let you tank lethal amounts of damage, and you can target-farm them thanks to this expansion's weapon crafting system.

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Before you craft your first Glaive, it's important that you understand how it works. Glaives are a fairly advanced weapon type when compared to the rest of Destiny's arsenal, one that rewards players for playing intelligently. This guide will cover how to obtain a Glaive, how to use one, some synergies (and lack thereof) with Glaives, and give some general tips for getting the most out of them.

You will never find a Glaive when playing Destiny. Glaives can only be obtained from weapon crafting at the Enclave, effectively a Guardian's forge. You'll receive the Weapon Pattern for a Glaive when you complete the first Witch Queen campaign mission and be given a quest to forge one. The quest is rather straightforward, but you can follow our weapon crafting guide if the process seems confusing.

There are five Glaives as of The Witch Queen's release:

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Since Glaives are melee weapons, one would assume that they behave similarly to Swords. This isn't completely true. Glaives can do the following:

While your shield is active, your strafe speed is greatly reduced. Increasing your Mobility can mitigate this.

You will not spawn with any shield energy. This is extremely important, as it means you'll need to damage targets with your projectiles to unlock the Glaive's defensive capabilities. And for a weapon that relies heavily on